Published: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 10:01 a.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 10:01 a.m.

Two fatal crashes in July involved vehicles traveling 20 mph or more above the posted speed limit, according to newly released Florida Highway Patrol reports.

The single-vehicle crashes, which occurred on July 4 and July 15, claimed the lives of Angel Henderson, 25, and Beau Charles Ramey, 40.

In the first accident, in which Henderson was driving, FHP determined that alcohol contributed to the crash.

He was driving a 2000 Dodge Neon west on Southeast 110th Street Road on the night of July 4. Coming out of a curve, he lost control and went off the road. The driver's side of the car crashed into a tree, bounced away and stopped on the grassy shoulder of the road, near a residence.

Emergency personnel were called to the scene, and Henderson was pronounced dead by a Marion County Fire Rescue paramedic. The crash occurred in the 7800 block of Southeast 110th Street Road. Henderson was not wearing a seat belt, officials said.

Trooper Connie McNeil stated in the report that Henderson's blood alcohol content was .10, which was above the .08 level at which a driver is presumed to be intoxicated.

The speedometer needle was stuck at 43 mph upon impact, according to McNeil's report. The traffic homicide investigator determined that Henderson's initial speed was 75 mph.

The speed limit on the roadway is 35 mph.

On July 15, Ramey was driving a white 1997 Ford F-150 south in the left lane on Interstate 75 about three miles south of County Road 318. The truck suddenly crossed the center and right lanes and went onto the west shoulder. It plowed through a ditch and, while overturning, struck multiple trees.

A paramedic pronounced him dead at the scene.

Traffic homicide investigator Wallace Dill found that Ramey was not wearing a seat belt and that he may have been going 90 mph. The speed limit on I-75 is 70 mph.

Investigators did not find any evidence of tire failure.

A witness estimated Ramey's truck was going about 85 mph when it passed her vehicle.

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